"left-handed smoke shifter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: left-handed smoke shifters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=left-handed smoke shifter}} left-handed smoke shifter (plural left-handed smoke shifters)
  1. A fictional item, the subject of a fool's errand among firefighters. Synonyms (fictional item): key to the midway, left-handed monkey wrench, skyhook
    Sense id: en-left-handed_smoke_shifter-en-noun-59mzVSsr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Firefighting

Inflected forms

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